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My wife and I own a freelance writing and editing business, though she is the brains behind the operation. I live in Katy, Texas, and spend the majority if my time writing for venues like AC.
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Freelance Professionals: Should You Work with International Clients?Many freelance professionals face the conundrum of whether or not to work with international clients. On the one hand, you would expand your potential clientele enormously; on the other, you could expose yourself to legal problems.
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How to Sell an Article to a Health & Fitness MagazineOne of the best ways to sell an article to a health and fitness magazine is by including pictures with your article. Most health and fitness magazines are centered around the visual complements to your words, which makes it a unique market.
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How to Sell a Personal Anecdote to a Women's MagazineMost women's magazines contain at least one personal anecdote per issue. Usually, these are submitted by women who have had extraordinary experiences of some kind, but there are more factors that go into selling a personal anecdote.
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Tips for Selling Short Stories to Children's MagazinesAlthough some adult magazines do accept short story submissions from freelancers, it is much easier to sell short stories to children's magazines. If you have a love for children and if you can write an entertaining story, this might be a great market for you.
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How to Pitch a Column to a Women's MagazineMost women's magazines have several columns written by single authors, which means that you could be their next columnist! Unfortunately, they are very discerning about the types of columns and writers they will contract, so your pitch had better be phenomenal.
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How to Write for a Professional MagazineThere are professional magazines for nearly every career choice in the world; if you have extensive knowledge of a particular profession, this could be your market. Unfortunately, professional magazines have extremely high standards for content.
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How to Make a Living Writing Movie ReviewsIf you've always wanted to be the next Ebert, you have your chance. Publications all over the world are looking for qualified writers to make a living writing movie reviews, and you don't have to have a film degree in order to accomplish this goal.
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How to Sell a Short Story to a Science Fiction MagazineSci-Fi is notoriously difficult to write but if you have a flair for the genre, you can learn how to sell a short story to a science fiction magazine. It is far easier to sell short story sci-fi pieces than full-length novels and the pay is decent.
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Tips for Writing for Pet MagazinesThere are hundreds of publications dedicated to pets -- domestic, exotic, livestock and more -- that need freelance writers like you. This is one of the easier markets to pursue because many pet publications are almost exclusively written by freelancers.
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How to Write for Men's MagazinesMen's magazines are not as popular as women's magazines but they are a great market for aspiring freelance writers. There is a diverse array of men's magazines in the marketplace, many of which accept material from first-time authors.
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How to Write for Sensational TabloidsWriting for sensational tabloids might force you to take a hit to your pride, but they honestly pay better than most other "mainstream" magazine markets. Sensational tabloids are newspaper-like publications that run stories about a variety of topics.
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Guide to Wildlife & Nature Magazine Markets for Freelance WritersIf you know a thing or two about wildlife and nature, your niche in the freelance marketplace might be well served in these types of magazines. Many of the top wildlife and nature magazines are written primarily by freelancers, which is fortunate.
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Tips for Writing for Non-Profit OrganizationsWriting for non-profit organizations can be a true reward, especially for a beginning freelance writer. It might not be the highest-paying market, but non-profits generally offer more consistent work than other markets.
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Targeting the Wrong Markets: The Biggest Freelance Writing MistakeFreelance writers make plenty of mistakes as they learn the ropes and develop their craft, but targeting the wrong markets is arguably the biggest freelance writing mistake. If you're targeting the wrong markets, you aren't selling any material.
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How to Pursue a Specialty Magazine MarketMany freelance writers choose to pursue a specialty magazine market, which may make finding potential markets more difficult but can also increase your chances of being published.
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Freelance Writers: Should You Specialize or Generalize?Freelance writers have a difficult question to answer when starting their careers: Should you specialize or generalize? Some writers choose to pursue only markets that fall under one general category, while others pursue several different markets of interest.
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How to Study Magazine Markets Before You QueryWhen you first pick up a magazine in which you think you might want to be published, how do you study that magazine market? Do you look for key factors that might make or break your chances of breaking in?
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How to Develop Your Writing Style to Target Magazine MarketsYour writing style is your own individual voice, the way in which you communicate thoughts. One writing style might work well for Seventeen, but would crash and burn if presented to Entrepreneur.
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Freelance Writers: How to Evaluate a Magazine MarketWhen deciding whether or not to query a magazine for an article you've written, it's important to evaluate several aspects of the magazine to ensure that it is right for you.
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Guide to Free Writer's Guidelines DatabasesEvery writer knows the importance of following writer's guidelines when submitting queries and articles for publication. Sometimes, however, it can be difficult to find specific guidelines, which is where guidelines databases come in handy.
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Affordable Market Resources for International WritersGaining access to English publications when you are an international writer can be a formidable task, particularly if you hail from a non-English speaking country.
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Will an Editor Steal Your Ideas?When working in the acquisitions department of a publishing house, I often received letters from aspiring authors who wondered if we would "steal" their ideas.
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Why Editors Send Form Rejection LettersForm rejection letters are the Bane of every writer's existence. They come in the mail, all pristine and crisp, but they don't contain anything useful. While form rejection letters might be frustrating for writers, you should understand the reason.
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Freelance Writers: What to Do when Motivation WaversAll freelance writers go through a "slump" every now and again. When motivation to write wavers, you have to think of some way to get it back, especially if freelance writing is your livelihood.
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Freelance Writers: What to Do when You Don't Have Any WorkFreelance writers can't always have work all the time, so how do you fill those days (or weeks) when you don't have any work? Make sure you're using that down time productively so you can rebuild your stream of freelance writing projects.
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How to Make Your Home Office More LivableOne of the benefits of working from home is the livable atmosphere created by your office. If your home office appears more institutional than anything else, you might want to use these tips to make it a little more livable.
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Five Tips for Beating the Writing BluesAll writers know about the writing blues. You've been productive and prolific for weeks when all of a sudden you can't bear the thought of looking at your computer for one more minute.
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How to Write Under Tight DeadlinesEvery writer understands the stress of a deadline; it looms over your head like a pregnant cloud waiting to burst and you wonder if you'll ever get it done. You can write under tight deadlines, however, if you know how to properly organize.
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Disabled Writers: How to Avoid RSIRSI (repetitive strain injury) is a non-medical term used to describe the host of injuries that can occur as a result of performing the same actions over and over. Writers are at an increased vulnerability to RSI because of their frequent computer use.
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How to Tackle a Large Writing ProjectMost people -- regardless of whether or not they are "real" writers -- can write a 500-word article with no problem. Tackling a large writing project, however, is an entirely different animal.
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Freelance Writers: Finding the Right Audience for Rough DraftsMany freelance writers find that they can work more efficiently when someone reads a rough draft and provides honest feedback. This can be a valuable tool when used correctly, but it can also be detrimental if you fail to find the right audience.
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Do You Insult Yourself when You Write?My wife is an Author Coach and she recently mentioned to me that one of her clients is having trouble with berating herself when she writes. Do you insult yourself when you write?
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Fighting Writer's Block: Four "Blockbusters"Fighting writer's block might seem like a formidable challenge, but you can easily send your fears and anxieties packing with these four "blockbusters".
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The Four Causes of Writer's BlockIn general, I don't believe in writer's block because it's a blanket term. There are a million reasons why you might feel unable to write, all of which have differing origins.
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Top Four Excuses Writers MakeExcuses, excuses...Do you make excuses for why your manuscripts aren't accepted by editors or why you haven't finished writing your novel?
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Unique Ways to Handle Rejection as a WriterYou've heard it a thousand times: Rejection is a part of being a writer. Hearing it over and over again, however, doesn't make it any less disheartening.
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How to Avoid Literary Agency ScamsLiterary agencies are, for the most part, legitimate businesses run by dedicated professionals, but every once in a while, you run across a bad apple.
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Six Ideas for Starting a New Writer's JournalYou've been thinking about starting a writer's journal for some time, but you don't know where to begin. Here are six unique ideas.
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First Things First: How to Get Started as a Freelance WriterAlthough freelance writers have it made when it comes to start-up investment -- there is very little -- there are a few things you will need to get started as a freelance writer.